Astros' lowlights during 2013 season

December 15, 2013

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On his first day on the job as team president in late May, Reid Ryan had to deal with something they probably don’t prepare you for at TCU or the minor leagues: A stadium vendor took his tray of snow cones into the men’s rest room, placed them on the floor and then, how shall we say, conducted some private business. The incident was recorded on cell phone video and became a national talker. For longtime Houstonians, it was new twist on Ch. 13 investigative reporter Marvin Zindler’s famous line of “slime in the ice machine” when he checked on cleanliness at local restaurants. Ryan fired the vendor.

Andy King/Associated Press

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On his first day on the job as team president in late May, Reid Ryan had to deal with something they probably don’t prepare you for at TCU or the minor leagues: A stadium vendor took his tray of snow cones into the men’s rest room, placed them on the floor and then, how shall we say, conducted some private business. The incident was recorded on cell phone video and became a national talker. For longtime Houstonians, it was new twist on Ch. 13 investigative reporter Marvin Zindler’s famous line of “slime in the ice machine” when he checked on cleanliness at local restaurants. Ryan fired the vendor.